Europeans have netted hundreds of billions of dollar in contracts with regime officials which had no independent legislative oversights.

Together with the 25% reserved military bloc, former regime officials control over 80% of the total seats in both national parliaments.

The MEK began an assassination campaign killed hundreds of regime officials by the fall of 1981.

The Foreign Office declined "to provide a running commentary" on contacts with Ismail or other regime officials.

E.O. 13573 expanded this further by targeting President Assad and other senior regime officials.

It is time to move directly against regime officials who are responsible for the killing.

Victims of forced labor cases are not protected from countersuit by regime officials.

But, at the same time, regime officials were suppressing political expression and opposition throughout the country.

Despite the declaration's annulment the general prosecutor, who was dismissed, will not be reinstated, and the retrial of the former regime officials will go ahead.

Sherwood also said she asked a regime official if Tripoli was gripped with wedding fever.